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Weekly News and Updates

May 20, 2021

The students in K-8 have been hard at work taking their third i-Ready diagnostic test. Each homeroom teacher has scheduled the testing to best fit the class's schedule. The year end results of i-Ready will be sent home with the third trimester report cards at the end of the school year. Encourage your students to do their best but not stress about the test.

Next week will be our St. Ed's Spring Spirit Week. See below for the theme for each day. The week will culminate in Field Day on Friday, May 28 with outside activities planned and hosted by SEPO, a Kona Ice Truck compliments of SEPO, and Fun Lunch. Hot lunch will not be served, so please send a lunch to school if you did not order Fun Lunch. We are looking for parent volunteers for field day. Please see the sign up below for more information.

The final decision for the Renew My Church grouping for St. Ed's was announced late last week. As was announced in the preliminary decision, there will be no structural changes to St. Edward School. Please click here to read the full decision.

The Big Red 5k Run is back this year! Register for this year's virtual run and run your 5k anytime between May 30th and June 6th. Registration is open on the school website. Click here!

SEPO (St. Edward Parent Organization) is seeking new members for its Board. The Board oversees the various SEPO fundraisers (like the flower sale and Christmas Tree sale) and all of the fun SEPO-sponsored events throughout the year (such as Field Day, Student and Staff Appreciation Days, and the Halloween Fun Fair). If you are interested, please reach out to Adrienne Chan (adriennewchan@gmail.com).

I want to thank each family for your continued support of St. Edward School, for your adherence to our health and safety protocols this year, and for your ongoing prayers.

If you have any questions, please reach out.

St. Edward, pray for us!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sara Lasica

Principal

slasica@stedwardschool.com

TRIP update: E-gift cards can be purchased anytime through the Raise Right app!
Next TRIP due date: 5/27/21
TRIP purchased now will be credited to the 21-22 tuition.

Please continue to report positive cases, close contacts with positive cases, and travel outside of Illinois to the office as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding a positive case, close contact, quarantine dates, or anything else relating to our COVID procedures, please contact me. If you suspect a family member in your household of being sick, please keep your students home until we can determine next steps. We would rather one student be absent for a day than face the need to quarantine an entire cohort.

If your family has been financially impacted by the pandemic and is in need for financial aid for the 21-22 school year, please complete an application through FACTS before June 1. We will start awarding scholarships in June based on need as determined by FACTS and on the amount of scholarship funds we have available and the number of families that apply. Click here for more information.

2021-22 Registration is open!

Registration is online this year. Click here to register!

New Family Referral Program

Refer a new family to St. Ed's for the 2021-22 school year and receive $500 off of your tuition after they register and attend next year! You can do this an unlimited amount of times!

In person tours are being scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:15 PM; virtual tours are also available! Email office@stedwardschool.com for more information.

2020-21 School Calendar

Upcoming Dates and Events

Monday, May 24: Mass with 1st-4th grades, 8:30 AM

-Spirit Day: Dress down in St. Ed spirit wear or wear red!

Tuesday, May 25: Mass with 5th-6th grades, 8:30 AM

-Crazy Sock Day: Accent your uniform with crazy/mismatched socks!

Wednesday, May 26: Mass with 7th-8th grades, 8:30 AM

-Dress Down Day for 8th Grade Mission Fundraiser: Help the Class of 2021 raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities by bringing in a donation and dressing down!

Thursday, May 27: Red, White, and Blue Day: In honor of Memorial Day, accent your uniform in red, white, and blue!

Friday, May 28: Field Day and Fun Lunch

-Class Colors Day: Wear St. Ed PE shorts/sweatpants with your class color.

8th-gray

7th-white

6th-black

5th-orange

4th-dark blue

3rd-green

2nd-light blue

1st-red

Kinder-yellow

PreK/Preschool-purple

May 30-June 6: Virtual Big Red 5K--Register Here!

Monday, May 31: Memorial Day, No School

Check out our online school calendar for dates for the 21-22 school year!

Calling all Cheerleaders!

Ms. Carabio is inviting all current 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students to join cheerleading for the 21-22 school year.

Sign-up by clicking here!

Field Day Volunteers

If you would like to volunteer for Field Day, use this link to sign up. Email Ms. Meenan to begin the compliance process whether your are a new or returning volunteer.

lmeenan@stedwardschool.com

News from St. Edward Parish

For more information, cl ick here!

St. Edward School uses an online directory for family contacts. Please login to update your information for the 2020-21 school year or sign-up.

Click here to join!